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THE RAILROAD CENTRE AND ITS COTTON
MARKET.
News Items of all SOrts-..FrOm Grave
to Gny Our Correspondents
edictiOn.-.GoOd Luck TO Him
GREENWOOD, s. c., Sept. 5 1887.

The clear dry weather Is causing cotton to
open rapidly. Fifty bales OF that staple were
bought here on last Saturday.
Mr.. Eugene j. Bailey, who recently came up
| from Augusta TO his home here while quite
sick is slowly recovering.
| Mr.. Adams, who has been employed In the
| Tribune Office for several months has gone 10
Greenville. He Is a good printer and his
| friends here wish him success.
The Columbia and Greenville depot here
has not been improved or remodelled MS the
be done before the opening Of thebusy season
| We suppose that the unsightly old building
will continue to mar tho beauty OF our town
until IL more convenient season" arrives.
We hear of many cases Of nnlarlnl fever
| near the marshy lands on Saluda river and
some OF the larger creeks.
Prof. J. D. BachenStose VIII leave for his
home In Geneva, New York, in few days.
Beautiful signs now adorn the front Of near.
ly every store In town. BY these the stores
are made much more attractive, and every
thing Is given more business like appear
ance.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Bailey returned from
New York last Saturday after an absence OF
several weeks. Saratoga and other resorts
were visited. Mr. Bailey also combined busl.
ness with pleasure as the immense stock OF
goods that are being received by Bailey,
Burksdale & CO., show.
Mr.. Jas. S. Marse, the well known cotton
buyer, who has spent several seasons here,
will arrive In few days. He represents the
leading cotton buyers Of our country and
will come prepared to pay the highest prices
for that product.
Several young ladies from various sections
have come TO attend the Greenwood Female
College which opened on last Thursday with
IL very encouraging attendance. The number
of pupils is daily Increasing and al who send
their daughters to this splendid institution
will be pleased with It's work.
Mr.. J. David, formerly OF Columbia has
opened q dry goods and clothing store In the
Merrman block near Lee L. Bailey's drug
Mr.. ]. w. Payne returned from New York
last Friday. An attractive stock OF dress
goods and millinery. were purchased and ere
long 1t will be utterly impossible for the
ladies' to pass dlsinterestedly by his store.
Mr. Tom Jones Is now employed as q sales
man in the store of Mr.. G: A. Swygert.
MI F. Cobb who has been SIits sons sick for
lie may soon be fully restored.
Arrangements are being made by the Meth
odist congregation here to repair their church
sideration would make the building much
prettlcr than It IS at,present and tho capacity
would also be considerably increased;
Mr. W. P. Dean, Of Johnson, S. G., is now
Mr. Huntington formerly OF Clinton. $. C.,
Is now employed In the Greenwood Tribune
office.
Several persons from this place attended the
meeting OF the Abbevllle Baptist Association
ut Fellowship church last week:
Mr.. ]. F. Agnew. OF Donnads spent a few
hours In town last Thursday.
Mr.. E. L. Oldham Is salesman for Mr.. j.
David.
Mrs j. X. burst, who has suffered much
from rheumatism during the last four months
resolved few weeks since to test the efficacy
of the now famous Hillman's Electric smart;
After stay Of q few days she was cured and
one day last week she returned In perfect
health and up to this time there has been no
recurrence of the trouble. While In the
'shuft" the electricity was distinctly felt and
to that alone she attributes her recovery.
Mr. w. B. Acke of Donnalds visited Mr.. j.
W. Sproles last Tuesday.
Rev. #. II. Leitch will be here on the fourth
Sundny of this month. There is work here
for him to do as the people OF Greenwood are
not all perfect. No doubt many from the
surrounding country Will come out TO hear
the now famous evangelist.
Mr. M u: r. MeGge enG NsS aoS hsE Teex Se viii n
tend the Greenwood Female College during
the present session.
MI. Robt Leavell, of Newberry. visited his
brother Mr.. j. r. Leavcll last week.
Mr.. OZa Harvey, of Hodges is now clerking
Prof. 4. B. Stallworth and Prof Z. G. Nc
Cants have arrived and the Greenwood iigh
School opened this morning with fiattering
prospects. The attendance was large and
many others are expected 10 enter In few
days.
Mr. Britton, of the Greenmood Tribune has
brought his family to this place. He has
rented the Baptist Parsonage on Byrd street.
Jervcy & Co. of Charleston have ted the
store room now occupied by H. Is. Reynold
where they expect to open up large stock or
general merchandise about the middle of this
month.
Mir. w. n. Graydon and Mr.. ]. c. Nickels
visited Coronuca last Sunday. MIR. Grnydon's
visits to that city are quite frequent We
will not repeat what Rumor says Will occur
out there sometime soon.
DIR. w. p Barrett and Dr. 8. l.. Swygert at
tended the meeting OF the Abbeville Medical
Society at Due West last week. They were
we'll pleased with the elegant manner In
which they were received and entertained by
the people Of that town.
Mr.. u. ]. Raborn had charge Of the tcle-
graph office at Bradley last week. Mr..
Raborns best girl lives at that plmce which
enabled him to combine business and pleasure
or "kll two brids with one stone" We hear
that Mr.. Raborn is tired OF ''single blessed
ness and will soon become benedict.
Mr. james Penn, of Edgetleld will move In
to the dwelling recently occupied by Mr. j:
w. Pinson in a few days. He has several
children and cones to patrnniZe our schools.
Mr.. W. J. Warnock, who has been with
Messrs. j. X. burst 4 Co. for several years
he will study dentistry In the Mary land Dem
lal College. Many friends would be glnd TO
have him remain in our town where he has
made himself very popular by his genial dis
position and cominendabe habits.
Miss Hattie B0ulware Is visiting her sister
Mrs. n. w. Major.
Mr. Frank NJ. Oldham Is now al home. lie
sill go to Baltimore soon.
AdlelS ana farewell are not Il sound I'M
known. AS will leave Greenwood IN n lew
days | will not write again for your columns
but give place 10 another fully quallhcd 10 40
the work which have tried to do, now hoping
that the editor and readers Of the Press and
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